Moderator's Report

Another race with no reported incidents.
Al and Goran had an 'interesting' finish to the race but seemed in good spirits afterwards, despite Goran's pronounced limp.
Hristo was totally untouchable setting a monsterously fast lap while everyone else followed home.

From the warm inviting coast of California we now journey into the freezing depths of the Eifel mountains where we face the challenge of the Green Hell! Wussy scaredy cats need not apply

Please note the race distance has been amended to 6 laps due to the 5 lap race from last season was only giving 40 mins of racing. Race distance has been amended to 6 laps to give the correct 50 minute race

Again the password competition moves along - can anyone guess the theme yet from this weeks entry?

Reserve drivers should not join the server(s) until there are only 30 minutes of qualifying left. Please restrict chat to pit messages. Moderating will be by reported incidents only, however the moderators reserve the right to review any incident with a particular emphasis on lap one. The aim is to review the race the following weekend so incident reports should be submitted within five days of the race (ie the following Friday). We're hopeful most incidents can be resolved amicably and recommend a days deep breath with a replay review before posting. A sorry in the forum won't be taken as an automatic admission of guilt by the moderators.The race will be run on PRO Damage.

NOTE: Please ensure you join the correct server, due to the way we import if you start the race on the wrong server your result will not count.

**NOTE**Whichever chassis a driver begins race 1 with is the chassis he must use for the remainder of the season unless a change has been agreed with the moderator.

About the Track

The NÃ¼rburgring is a motorsport complex around the village of NÃ¼rburg, Germany. It features a modern Grand Prix race track built in 1984, and a much longer old North loop track which was built in the 1920s around the village and medieval castle of NÃ¼rburg in the Eifel mountains. The old track, which we are using, was nicknamed The Green Hell by Jackie Stewart and is widely considered the toughest, most dangerous, and most demanding purpose-built racing circuit in the world.In the early 1920s ADAC Eifelrennen races were held on public roads in the Eifel mountains. Soon this was considered impractical and dangerous. In order to provide work and lure tourists into the area, the construction of a dedicated race track was proposed. The track was completed in spring of 1927, and the first German Grand Prix was held there in July. In 1939 the full Ring was used for the last time in major racing events, as future Grands Prix would be held only on the Nordschleife. After World War II, racing recommenced in the 1950s and the Nordschleife of the NÃ¼rburgring again became the main venue for the German Grand Prix. By the late 1960s, the Nordschleife and many other tracks were considered increasingly dangerous for F1 cars. In 1967, a chicane was added before the start/finish straight. Various changes were made in the following years until, following Niki Lauda's crash in 1976, use of the old ring in formula one ceased for good.

I have setup another server (ukserver_b__b1) with a spare PC, so there is a practice server for tonights race running from now for 3 cycles. I'd appreciate any comments as to the server performance, good or bad, if you get a chance to try it.

I have setup another server (ukserver_b__b1) with a spare PC, so there is a practice server for tonights race running from now for 3 cycles. I'd appreciate any comments as to the server performance, good or bad, if you get a chance to try it.

Cheers

Managed to connect OK. Only me on server so couldn't check if cars were warping. Lag meter varied between 15-30%, so not bad. I've seen much worse . Definitely OK for a praccy server but would need a few more drivers on track to see what it is like with a (near) full grid.

lost focus in and easy bend at l1 and was down at 7 th .bloody messed my mood but I didn t try to push hardera 7 th can quick turn out to be a 3 rd in the end. Then my car bottomed in that bump after the long downhill quiet early in the second lap..I even lifted . Never happened in praccymaybe the car tips a bit forward when I shift down or maybe it was because of the slip from car up front.anyway I tested it flat out with no problem.. then stiffened the car even more..just fantastic..gl to the rest of you..EDIT:TEsted again and now it bottoms..same car ..oh well haha good I just lost a wheel and are up and ready for next race.

Found myself again doing a last-gasp lap just to get a time on the board. With a few mistakes and an untidy "middle" section to the lap an 8 minute-something time was posted.

Come the start, I got a cracker. 1st gear really suited that run to T1. Taking it super-easy and avoiding nerfing anyone from behind (YAY WOO ME!!!!! ) I settled in for the long haul, noticing the lag was a bit prevalent but wasn't sure if it was me or the server this time.

Tim made a mistake and slotted in behind me, but I had nowhere easy to let him attempt a pass with the lag we were experiencing. Bob did the same thing the next lap, only he made it more complete by rear-ending me at the mini-Karusell.

Finally, I ended my race doing a nice half-roll and landing on my roof on the run down to Adernaur bridge.

Logged

Everyone knows that million-to-one chances happen 9 times out of 10. Why the hell do I keep crashing then?!

Good qually session and a reasonable start but it all fell to pieces at the end of lap 2. I spun towards the end of the lap and ended up in the middle of the track. Couldn't get out of the way but thankfully Natan missed me by doing the wall of death. Sorry about that Natan. Then a few corners later Natan did something similar and this time I hit him. Natan got going OK but I lost another place to Steve Bird. At the start of the next lap Steve outbrakes himself and I follow suite. This lets Bob through. I start to try to catch Bob but I'm not making up much ground and I have to push quite hard. End up going slightly too fast into the chequered bridge spin and loose a wheel .

Pleased to still be able to see half a dozen cars ahead after 1 lap. They are usually out of sight within 2 or 3 miles!!

Feeling all a bit deflated at the moment, cant seem to get anywhere with my pace and whatever I try seems to end up with the same times anyway. Seriously considering going back to Novs next season where at least I might be semi-competitive.

....cant seem to get anywhere with my pace and whatever I try seems to end up with the same times anyway.

It's the moderator's curse for you Steve, I'm driving better this season. Maybe it's because I'm doing less races (only Tuesdays) or maybe it's because now I'm not starting servers or modding I can focus on the racing.

When considering shear pace I think both of us are eligible for the Novs. There are some fast guys in there so just because we race in the Ams doesn't mean we'd walk away with the Novs title - far from it, in fact any of the top 10 would be tough to beat (the new guy Artiglietti is a real prospect). However what made me go for the Ams was the track list. Some great tracks to master, if there is no driver to race against at least I can take on the challenge of mastering a new track.

However what made me go for the Ams was the track list. Some great tracks to master, if there is no driver to race against at least I can take on the challenge of mastering a new track.

Thankyou Phil I know I can't please everyone, but I wanted an interesting list for this season

Anyway, having now had a quick look at my replay.....

Tom - firstly sorry for the tap at the start. I'd forgotten the fencing narrows the track and couldn't see it due to my placement ( ), as a result you took me by suprise when you suddenly moved across and braked. For what little it's worth, on my replay at least I missed you, unfortunatly the internet didn't agree As for your setup though - How high are you running? I had the BT7 set to 3.4" front and rear which allowed me to take most bumps flat out. Foxhole was certainly no problem for me even on full tanks. Don't think I had particularily stiff springs/shocks

Edit - Steve - I can send you a load of my old Waza setups if you like, they're a bit sideways but served my well in the past You may find that something like a BT11, Lotus, Fez or BRM would suit you more though if you prefere stuff that handles . Don't tell HER I said that though or SHE'll come looking for me